MNF Detains Two, Including Suspected Fallujah Operative
Mosul, Iraq -- Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained two people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and foiled a roadside bomb attack Oct. 29 in northern Iraq.
Multi-National Forces conducted a cordon and search in the northern Iraqi village of Daynach and detained a known weapons smuggler suspected of planning and conducting attacks against MNF in Fallujah. The suspect is in custody undergoing questioning.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search in southern Mosul and detained one person suspected of planning and conducting anti-Iraqi activities. The suspect remains in custody with no MNF injuries reported during the operation.
Soldiers from the 17th Corps Support Battalion foiled a roadside bomb when they noticed a 155mm artillery round lying near the road south of Mosul. An MNF explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the device with no injuries reported.
Multi-National Forces from Task Force Olympia continue to work together with members of Iraqi Security Forces, leaders and citizens of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation.
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